Report and results from Saturday's Bolton parkrun

James France led the way in 19mins 2secs which was good enough to see him receive the number one finish token for the first time in his 14 appearances at Bolton.

The 25-29 age-category runner is no stranger to PBs having got one on 10 of those outings, including eight of the last nine which are spread over two years and eight months.

Someone else who had his highest-placed finish was Matthew Smith.

The 18-19 age-group runner smashed his PB by 20 seconds as he completed the 5k course around the track, trails and pathways of Leverhulme Park in 19:23 to finish second on his 90th appearance at Bolton.

Andy Taylor was third in what seems to be his mandatory PB. The 35-39 age-category member of Bolton Metro Triathlon Club has only done Bolton parkrun six times but has gone away with a PB on each occasion.

Saturday was the first time he has returned to Leverhulme Park since August 2015 and destroyed his PB by three seconds short of three minutes.

He has made huge strides since his first appearance at Bolton in May, 2014 when he clocked 29:04 and Saturday’s third place beat his previous highest finishing position by 33 places.

Full list of finishing positions and times from Saturday's event:

1 James France SM25-29 19:02 PB 23

2 Matthew Smith SM18-19 19:23 PB 91

3 Andy Taylor BMTC VM35-39 19:37 PB 21

4 Dave Beales SM30-34 19:44 13

5 Mark Cannon VM55-59 19:48 PB 9

6 Martha Neal SW25-29 19:55 PB 91

7 Joseph Dare SM30-34 20:33 PB 48

8 Simon Wood VM40-44 20:37 18

9 Unknown

10 Nigel Smith VM50-54 20:44 91

11 Michael Kenyon VM55-59 20:48 66

12 Unknown

13 Andy Dunleavy VM60-64 20:53 112

14 Simon Lomax VM45-49 21:15 PB 5

15 Tom Stratton VM35-39 21:22 50

16 Martyn Pollitt BRR VM55-59 21:30 20

17 Pete Gardner VM40-44 21:34 FT 2

18 Ian Shurmer VM45-49 21:36 51

19 Stephen Horsman VM55-59 21:43 87

20 Tom Lucas BUH SM25-29 21:54 44

21 Rebecca Suckling SW20-24 21:58 39

22 Colin Ainscough VM50-54 22:21 45

23 David Vann VM50-54 22:30 83

24 Bruce Elliott VM55-59 22:34 91

25 John McCawley VM35-39 22:40 28

26 Marcus Hamer BRR VM55-59 22:43 30

27 Paul Barnett VM35-39 22:44 FT 123

28 Unknown

29 Peter Francis Johnson JM15-17 22:47 266

30 Matthew Cocker SM20-24 22:49 PB 97

31 Steven Livesey VM45-49 22:51 PB 14

32 Brian Morris VM55-59 22:57 43

33 Jamie Rollon SM18-19 23 84

34 Michael Hutchinson SM30-34 23:05 PB 9

35 Isaline Kneale BRR VW50-54 23:06 22

36 Steven Lomax RAD SM30-34 23:08 16

37 Mark O'Shaughnessy VM50-54 23:20 44

38 Ian Riggs VM45-49 23:25 283

39 Andy Laycock LOST VM50-54 23:30 109

40 Mark Swindell HRMIH VM45-49 23:31 49

41 Grace Holden BUH SW20-24 23:33 PB 81

42 Calum Burrell VM40-44 23:36 PB 132

43 Michael Caine BRR VM50-54 23:40 48

44 Paul Roberts VM55-59 23:40 66

45 Alan Tatterton VM55-59 23:42 153

46 Julia King SW30-34 23:45 PB 5

47 Gary Avison SM30-34 23:45 28

48 Beth Neal SW20-24 23:58 FT 44

49 Vicki Hamer BRR SW30-34 24:11 74

50 Paul Drew VM45-49 24:13 29

51 Steve McVey VM55-59 24:21 192

52 Adrian John Denham VM55-59 24:22 72

53 David Morrison VM45-49 24:26 37

54 Anthony Mackin SM30-34 24:27 32

55 Gary Halsall VM50-54 24:32 PB 11

56 Ethan Wallace JM11-14 24:35 86

57 Julie Robertson VW45-49 24:40 50

58 Toby Glover JM11-14 24:48 PB 21

59 Unknown

60 Tim Taylor BRR VM55-59 24:53 63

61 Keith Young VM40-44 24:54 PB 5

62 Finlay Coyne VM65-69 24:57 242

63 Andy McAllister VM60-64 24:58 51

64 Rob Kotowski VM35-39 25:06 31

65 Chris Cooper VM40-44 25:06 PB 10

66 Richard Blake BRR VM50-54 25:10 36

67 Mark Weatherall VM50-54 25:10 43

68 Nadhim Bayatti VM40-44 25:13 FT 158

69 Mark McLoughlin VM50-54 25:15 FT 1

70 Andrzej Wieckowski VM45-49 25:16 31

71 Phil A Holden BRR VM50-54 25:18 192

72 Paul Johnson BRR VM50-54 25:20 285

73 Don Nichol BRR VM60-64 25:22 78

74 Kate Lewis SW30-34 25:28 FT 1

75 Stu Doherty VM50-54 25:29 PB 16

76 Paul Taylor VM55-59 25:38 64

77 Ben Callaghan SM30-34 25:42 21

78 Ani Das VM35-39 25:43 110

79 Kath Vickers VW60-64 25:46 196

80 Neil Counsell VM45-49 25:52 46

81 Tony Woodiwiss VM45-49 25:54 19

82 Warren Hodgson VM40-44 26:04 59

83 Robert Ritchie JM15-17 26:10 16

84 Mark Taylor VM40-44 26:10 PB 5

85 Richard Longlands VM40-44 26:15 65

86 Unknown

87 Peter Heneghan HRMIH VM75-79 26:26 45

88 Emma Louise Walker BRR VW45-49 26:38 114

89 Les Ford VM50-54 26:40 32

90 Brian Gathercole VM60-64 26:46 77

91 Olivia Kearney BUH SW18-19 26:48 228

92 Neil Bonnar VM50-54 26:49 265

93 Judith Bonnar VW50-54 26:49 270

94 Gary Porteous VM50-54 26:51 PB 3

95 Shane Gilligan SM25-29 26:56 34

96 Kerry Elliott VW40-44 26:58 94

97 Rachel Hancock VW40-44 26:59 107

98 Unknown

99 Katherine Baines VW35-39 27:01 186

100 William L Vickers VM60-64 27:08 153

101 Angus Mciver JM11-14 27:14 13

102 Kevin Fitzpatrick VM45-49 27:17 33

103 Sarah Roberts VW45-49 27:20 42

104 Philip Glassbrook BRR VM70-74 27:21 81

105 Simon Goodier VM40-44 27:28 24

106 Paula Hopkinson VW50-54 27:40 145

107 David Ward SM30-34 27:48 FT 22

108 Unknown

109 Philip Donlan VM50-54 27:50 61

110 Nick Worth VM45-49 27:59 PB 5

111 Anthony Maxwell VM55-59 28:03 44

112 Paul Costello VM45-49 28:04 54

113 Jenni Partington VW40-44 28:05 41

114 Christopher Brickell VM60-64 28:06 106

115 Juraj Borka VM45-49 28:13 PB 6

116 Heather Laycock VW55-59 28:14 4

117 Gail Hayes VW40-44 28:16 PB 10

118 Linda Clarkson VW50-54 28:20 20

119 Brian Frew VM65-69 28:20 103

120 Brian Tull VM70-74 28:21 273

121 Douglas Bentley VM35-39 28:24 PB 2

122 Harvey Tammam VM40-44 28:25 38

123 Helen Bury SW30-34 28:27 148

124 Kian Ryan SM30-34 28:28 65

125 Paul Greenlees VM50-54 28:29 PB 22

126 Gary Larke VM50-54 28:31 106

127 Denise Kay VW50-54 28:32 109

128 Unknown

129 Unknown

130 Neil Critchley BRR VM50-54 28:44 68

131 Allan Harle VM40-44 28:49 FT 12

132 Anna Lord SW20-24 28:53 89

133 Ryan Entwistle VM35-39 28:58 95

134 Geoffrey Winder VM55-59 29:05 111

135 Glenn Evans SM30-34 29:08 PB 26

136 Jacinta Yates VW40-44 29:17 85

137 Maurice Halliwell VM60-64 29:20 76

138 Phil Holden VM60-64 29:23 PB 14

139 Mark Davis BRR VM55-59 29:26 31

140 Adam Traynor VM40-44 29:27 192

141 Sheila Garewal VW60-64 29:33 41

142 Paul Glynn VM40-44 29:34 FT 1

143 Stephen Martindale VM35-39 29:35 PB 6

144 Louise Bentley BRR VW50-54 29:39 33

145 Laurence Keighley BRR VM45-49 29:39 124

146 Matthew Carmichael SM30-34 29:41 PB 59

147 Debra Ridings VW50-54 29:42 59

148 Prakash Patel VM50-54 29:47 18

149 Caroline Vickers BUH VW40-44 29:48 25

150 Keith Harper VM45-49 29:50 78

151 Jackie Cairns BRR VW50-54 29:51 74

152 Matthew Connell JM11-14 29:52 PB 13

153 Chris Nightingale VM50-54 29:57 145

154 Andrew Dunn VM40-44 29:59 72

155 Vicky Evans-Jones VW35-39 30:06 PB 8

156 David Mole VM55-59 30:07 11

157 Julie Hughes VW45-49 30:10 6

158 Unknown

159 Robert Chadwick VM60-64 30:23 22

160 Unknown

161 Alexandra Hooton VW40-44 30:31 116

162 Carl Hollowood VM40-44 30:31 53

163 Jim Taylor VM65-69 30:35 100

164 David Allen VM65-69 30:36 122

165 Garry Smith SM30-34 30:36 9

166 Steven Howarden VM45-49 30:38 114

167 Gerard John Tucker BUH VM45-49 30:39 150

168 Lee Petch BUH VM55-59 30:40 89

169 Marcus Simon Chester BRR VM40-44 30:45 175

170 Richard Lord VM50-54 30:47 175

171 Gregg Beardwell VM35-39 30:49 100

172 Adrian Paul Walker VM45-49 30:53 31

173 Hannah Taylor JW11-14 30:54 7

174 Suzanne Williams VW45-49 30:54 78

175 Mick Taylor VM45-49 30:55 10

176 Catherine Oakes VW45-49 30:59 47

177 Connor Bromley SM20-24 31:04 FT 6

178 Anthony Johnson JM11-14 31:07 255

179 Joseph David Walker JM11-14 31:09 190

180 Andy Haworth VM50-54 31:10 66

181 Rachel Corker JW11-14 31:12 FT 21

182 Sara Das SW25-29 31:17 111

183 Lisa Moran VW45-49 31:21 35

184 Julia Uttley VW55-59 31:23 10

185 Unknown

186 Sarah Corker JW11-14 31:29 FT 19

187 Phil Corker VM50-54 31:30 129

188 Viki Walsh VW35-39 31:35 61

189 Colin Dockerty VM60-64 31:36 5

190 Elaine Bailey VW55-59 31:37 94

191 Anne Cox VW50-54 31:42 6

192 Jackson Pierre JM10 31:52 30

193 Kelly Sharples VW35-39 31:54 32

194 Jannette Petitjean VW50-54 31:55 21

195 Katherine Smith SW30-34 31:57 PB 35

196 Stuart Furness VM65-69 32:08 121

197 Lynda Devenport VW40-44 32:11 116

198 Norman Walsh VM60-64 32:15 112

199 Chris Horner SM20-24 32:18 5

200 Sean Beston SM30-34 32:18 19

201 Martin Burrill VM55-59 32:23 155

202 Frances Johnson VW50-54 32:24 226

203 Julie Fitton VW50-54 32:27 PB 4

204 Kathryn Denham VW45-49 32:29 66

205 Adam Connell SM30-34 32:36 201

206 Simon Darby BRR VM50-54 32:37 55

207 Sara Watson VW45-49 32:38 PB 2

208 Joanne Darby BRR VW50-54 32:39 138

209 Alzbeta Borkova JW15-17 32:39 8

210 Cheryl Dunleavy VW40-44 32:41 66

211 Graham Robinson VM45-49 32:44 FT 1

212 Eddie Boswell VM55-59 32:46 8

213 Emily Petch BUH JW11-14 32:49 47

214 Natalia Lopez SW20-24 32:51 PB 2

215 Paul Cass VM40-44 32:52 PB 2

216 Unknown

217 Stephen Rothwell VM60-64 32:54 96

218 Nicola Dickinson VW40-44 32:57 PB 3

219 Garry Dickinson VM40-44 32:58 FT 1

220 Leah Haslam SW20-24 32:58 9

221 Becky Halsall SW25-29 32:59 11

222 Linda Haines BRR VW55-59 33:05 41

223 Jayne Louise Walker VW45-49 33:08 205

224 Nina D VW45-49 33:11 FT 103

225 Amy H VW35-39 33:13 71

226 Joel Freeman VM35-39 33:14 FT 7

227 Clare Bennett SW30-34 33:17 24

228 Carmel Thomas SW25-29 33:20 FT 1

229 Alisha Porter JW11-14 33:23 PB 12

230 Unknown

231 Lucie Clipston JW11-14 33:28 FT 63

232 Shardai Bristow JW11-14 33:35 PB 2

233 Claire Cragg SW30-34 33:45 163

234 Paul McGreavy VM45-49 34:00 273

235 Berny Marsden VM65-69 34:03 21

236 Unknown

237 Joanne Larke VW35-39 34:07 PB 61

238 Christine Holden BMTC VW50-54 34:20 95

239 Katharine Dewhurst VW55-59 34:30 12

240 Helen Field VW55-59 34:32 40

241 Paul Booth VM50-54 34:32 98

242 George Wilson JM11-14 34:33 16

243 Mark Wilson VM45-49 34:34 52

244 Kath Rothwell VW55-59 34:39 74

245 Bhawan Patel VM55-59 34:40 10

246 Karen Kitchen VW50-54 34:43 229

247 Shaowen Tan VW50-54 34:46 66

248 Rachel Haslam SW30-34 34:47 5

249 Lucy Lomax JW11-14 35:03 PB 8

250 Olwyn Smith VW55-59 35:08 24

251 Michael Chew VM65-69 35:09 14

252 Zoe Chadwick SW30-34 35:16 17

253 John Hall BRR VM60-64 35:17 136

254 Rebecca Owen SW25-29 35:18 26

255 Daniel Guest JM15-17 35:24 PB 3

256 Jennifer Murphy SW25-29 35:30 FT 1

257 Peter Murphy VM55-59 35:30 41

258 Jan Taylor VW45-49 35:35 PB 6

259 Wendy Caton VW50-54 35:35 FT 14

260 Susan Rushton VW50-54 35:37 42

261 Karen Higgins VW45-49 35:42 PB 2

262 Cheryl Williams VW35-39 35:47 40

263 Andy Clipston VM45-49 35:57 FT 63

264 Lynne Webster VW60-64 36:01 FT 262

265 Deborah Ashton VW50-54 36:14 PB 9

266 Unknown

267 Craig Withers VM55-59 37:01 157

268 Unknown

269 Katharine Collingwood VW35-39 37:07 5

270 Richard Buckley SM30-34 37:08 20

271 Molly Christie JW11-14 37:18 6

272 Don Kuczer-Clarkson VM60-64 37:26 72

273 Alison Abbott VW45-49 37:33 43

274 Nia Bell BRR VW55-59 37:36 53

275 Nick Capaldi SM20-24 38:02 FT 1

276 Rebecca Pritchard SW25-29 38:20 12

277 Olivia Tammam JW11-14 38:22 27

278 Judy Martin VW60-64 38:29 6

279 Matthew Hardman SM25-29 38:32 PB 3

280 Kerry Tammam VW40-44 38:40 27

281 Rachel Bridge VW40-44 38:42 9

282 Joel Callaghan SM25-29 38:44 8

283 Maggie Porter VW50-54 38:46 9

284 Charlotte Watkinson SW25-29 38:55 PB 6

285 Alison Ginns VW35-39 39:03 6

286 Lynn Harris VW50-54 39:11 2

287 Alan Morris VM50-54 39:12 11

288 Rohan Macleod JM11-14 39:18 PB 2

289 Anna Diggle JW10 39:26 5

290 Frannie Thurlbeck VM55-59 39:32 75

291 Joanne O'neill VW45-49 39:52 PB 2

292 Liz Spencer VW55-59 39:57 33

293 Laura Diggle VW35-39 40:01 5

294 Anne Marie Rustidge VW45-49 40:04 84

295 Sheila Das VW65-69 40:10 36

296 Kathy McIver VW50-54 40:11 4

297 Siobhan Pimlott SW25-29 40:17 115

298 Christine Pendlebury BRR VW50-54 40:19 153

299 Unknown

300 Jack Diggle JM11-14 41:42 FT 1

301 Philip Langley SM30-34 41:44 20

302 Paul Diggle VM35-39 41:44 FT 1

303 Leanne Langley VW35-39 41:55 4

304 Samantha Watkin SW25-29 42:29 7

305 Unknown

306 Tony Hadcroft VM65-69 42:54 5

307 Luke Hardman JM15-17 43:26 2

308 Philip Dobson VM55-59 46:35 12

309 Vivienne Bentley VW40-44 48:41 FT 1

310 Angela Williams-Aron VW40-44 50:34 21

311 Kevin Williams VM65-69 50:35 3

312 Tracy Jane Cameron BRR VW50-54 51:12 51

313 Yogita Das-Patel VW35-39 52:39 7

314 Gloria Hadcroft VW65-69 54:04 5

315 Tonia McCabe VW40-44 54:04 4

316 Bharti Macleod VW45-49 55:28 FT 1

Club key: BUH: Bolton United Harriers and Athletic Club; BRR: Burnden Road Runners; HRMIH: Horwich RMI Harriers; LOST: Lostock AC; BMTC: Bolton Metro Triathlon Club; TDTC: Team Deane Triathlon Club; BURY: Bury AC; RAD: Radcliffe AC.